Ontario NDP proposal would aim to cut hydro bills by up to 30 per cent

Ontarians could see reductions of up to 30 per cent on their hydro bills under an NDP proposal that would return Hydro One to public ownership, end mandatory time-of-use pricing, reduce rural delivery costs and review existing power contracts.

The plan comes 10 days after NDP Leader Andrea Horwath promised to bring forward “solutions” during the spring legislative session, which is now in its second week.

But Energy Minister Glenn Thibeault called the plan more “ideology” than “ideas.”

“Electricity isn’t a luxury. It shouldn’t be priced like one,” Horwath said Monday morning.